Health policy roundup: Marty Makary resigns as FDA commissioner

Summary: There are some big changes happening in health policy! First, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary has stepped down. This happened after rumors spread that the White House was planning to fire him.

In other news, the Supreme Court is temporarily allowing the abortion pill mifepristone to still be sent by mail while a lawsuit continues. Also, the government is lifting a visa freeze for foreign doctors. This will help bring more doctors to the U.S. to fight the nationwide doctor shortage.

Finally, President Donald Trump is getting ready for a medical checkup at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center just before his 80th birthday. His doctors previously said he was very fit and had lost 20 pounds. However, he was recently treated for mild leg swelling. This was caused by a vein problem called chronic venous insufficiency, which happens when leg veins have trouble pumping blood back up to the heart.

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